Social Media Takes Off With What Was Spotted In The Crowd During Cruz Speech

From the first Republican presidential primary debate, each GOP candidate committed to stand behind and endorse the eventual nominee. When it was clear Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was not going to follow through with that commitment during his convention speech Wednesday night, the reaction from the Trump family, one could say, was priceless.

The Trump family, standing united in stature and visage, appeared disappointed and upset, even though Trump tweeted later that he had read the speech in advance.

As Cruz urged Americans to “vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom, and to be faithful to the constitution,” Donald was seen frowning. Donald Jr. couldn’t seem to hide his anger, with tightened lips and glaring eyes. Tiffany appeared to display disgust at the senator. And Ivanka looked sad.

Cruz, who was booed off stage by Trump supporters, doubled down on his refusal to endorse Trump at a breakout meeting on Thursday, saying Trump made it personal when he went after his wife and his father.

“I am not in the habit of supporting people who attack my wife and attack my father. Neither he nor his campaign has taken back a word of what they said about my family,” the senator said, referring to the fact that Trump mocked Heidi Cruz by tweeting an unflattering photo of her and spread rumors that Rafael Cruz was involved in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

Cruz’s stubborn personality and determination to stand up for his conservative principles has long drawn the ire of the Republican establishment. Speaker of the House John Boehner called him “Lucifer in the flesh” and a real “son of a b—-,” and Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) declared Cruz was so despised by his colleagues that if someone murdered him on the Senate floor, in full view of everyone, no one would be convicted of putting him down.